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now begging president obama to personally intervene. 64-year-old alan fwroes sa gros country, quote, abandoned him after he was imprisoned for bringing communications items. joining us, jill dougherty with the latest. jil, what are you learning? >> alan gross says he's in a small cell with two other inmates. he gets about an hour a day outside in a very small courtyard. and he says other than a few phone calls and visits, he is completely isolated from the outside world. at the gates of the white house, the wife of alan gross pleads for the president to help her husband. >> please, mr. president, don't leave alan to die in cuba. >> reporter: today marks the fourth anniversary of alan gross' imprisonment in cuba. arrested while working as a contractor for the u.s. government, bringing internet connectivity to cuba's jewish community. he was accused of trying to subvert the cuban revolution and sentenced to 15 years in prison. gross' family just released a letter from the 64-year-old to president barack obama begging the president to personally intervene. "with the utmost respect, mr.
now begging president obama to personally intervene. 64-year-old alan fwroes sa gros country, quote, abandoned him after he was imprisoned for bringing communications items. joining us, jill dougherty with the latest. jil, what are you learning? >> alan gross says he's in a small cell with two other inmates. he gets about an hour a day outside in a very small courtyard. and he says other than a few phone calls and visits, he is completely isolated from the outside world. at the gates of...
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participates with many other countries in giving. and bush took the leadership, but he had democrats really supporting him. now you've got president obama taking the lead, taking this to a new level and he's got strong republican support. so even though it's kind of exceptional, it's really made a huge difference that everyone's come together to have the u.s. lead the way. >> you are incredibly focused on the issue of giving. you have pledged along with warren buffett and mark zuckerberg to give a majority of your wealth to philanthropy. forbes lists you as the richest person in america at $72 billion. a lot of people ask this question. have you decided how much you are going to leave to your children? >> well, certainly melinda and i think that kids starting off with $1 billion or some huge -- any huge amount of wealth is not necessarily in their interest as well as in the interest of society, and so the vast majority of our money will go to the foundation and we are putting all our energies into making sure that money is well spent
participates with many other countries in giving. and bush took the leadership, but he had democrats really supporting him. now you've got president obama taking the lead, taking this to a new level and he's got strong republican support. so even though it's kind of exceptional, it's really made a huge difference that everyone's come together to have the u.s. lead the way. >> you are incredibly focused on the issue of giving. you have pledged along with warren buffett and mark zuckerberg...
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in the country. is that a real threat to the overall economy? >> i think it absolutely is. i think it is the key economic problem of our time, the growing income gap and stagnant wages. our economy is made up of 70% consumer spending. if you have the majority of americans not getting raises, not feeling confident you cannot have a more robust recovery longer term. we've got to get unemployment down and wages up. >> you're talking to the smartest analysts in new york, what is their prediction going into 2014? what can we an tess pate? >> well, i think that people are expecting the federal reserve to start tapering back on its asset buying. they've been pouring $85 billion a month into the economy, one of the reasons stocks remain high. i did a cover story in "time "s on carl icahn who believes that the market is going to break at some point, in part because of things we've been talking about, higher inequality, low wages and generally low growth. i think we're looking at 2%, not too much more than 2%
in the country. is that a real threat to the overall economy? >> i think it absolutely is. i think it is the key economic problem of our time, the growing income gap and stagnant wages. our economy is made up of 70% consumer spending. if you have the majority of americans not getting raises, not feeling confident you cannot have a more robust recovery longer term. we've got to get unemployment down and wages up. >> you're talking to the smartest analysts in new york, what is their...
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expensive in this country. so it is getting harder and harder for to us offer tower employees. >> how many do you have? >> we've got five videos online. >> if you go to youtube, you put in generation opportunity. >> they can follow us at jen opportunity on twitter or follow us on facebook. we continue to push out more and more fun content. >> how many following out twitter? >> just under 10,000 now and we've got well over 2 million that follow us on facebook. >> nice to see you. i'll go check out this other video. thank you. >> now to president obama's promise that if you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor. now, we know that is not true. but that is not stopping heated debate. >> what they said was if you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor, your insurance policy and it was a lie. >> the president never said you would have unlimit choice of any doctor in the country. >> if you like your doctor, you will be able to keep your doctor. >> if you want to pay more for an insurance company that covers y
expensive in this country. so it is getting harder and harder for to us offer tower employees. >> how many do you have? >> we've got five videos online. >> if you go to youtube, you put in generation opportunity. >> they can follow us at jen opportunity on twitter or follow us on facebook. we continue to push out more and more fun content. >> how many following out twitter? >> just under 10,000 now and we've got well over 2 million that follow us on facebook....
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remember how the left mocked bush and they were almost 50 countries behind him and the obama administration, he can't get a single country, not even albania to help us destroy chemical weaps. lou: don't you think it's nice to include this for the president? right now, no response to vladimir putin in the middle east and we have joe biden or in o wonders why. because there's only one thing that seems practical to do in reply. and we would support our ally and would not tolerate any more of this arrogance and the tell me that chia is a market-based economy and they are acting like a bunch of communists in the cold war. >> because they can get away with that. but i think they will have something really important. it's not jut that our adversaries are pushing us around and taking advantage. it is our friends and allies as well. and it's like, what wait a minute, if the israelis saying you've been with us for 30 year in the iranian regime at the expense of the? basically what they have said is that if you like it, you can keep it. >> it is a startlingly important point. and that is ether thecold
remember how the left mocked bush and they were almost 50 countries behind him and the obama administration, he can't get a single country, not even albania to help us destroy chemical weaps. lou: don't you think it's nice to include this for the president? right now, no response to vladimir putin in the middle east and we have joe biden or in o wonders why. because there's only one thing that seems practical to do in reply. and we would support our ally and would not tolerate any more of this...
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you have everybody from raul castro to president barack obama and many other world leaders. so politically, they collide and in many different ways, historically, they collide. when you get to the united nations, they can kind of -- they can kind of choreograph it so that somebody will, if they want to, say inadvert lenient meet somebody in a hallway or avoid somebody that they don't want to meet. here it's much more kind of a big jumble with all of these 91 heads of state. presidents of six nations, et cetera. it's pretty, pretty difficult. in a way, i think that does symbolize nelson mandela because he brought together not only, let's say, western, european, capitalist countries that later came on board and were opposed to apartheid but also the socialist nations. we're going to see a number of people from nations of africa and other latin america who more identify with this socialist communist side of things which was very active back in the 1950s and '60s in supporting revolutionary movements. and nelson mandela is kind of -- has feet in both worlds, so to speak. >> you
you have everybody from raul castro to president barack obama and many other world leaders. so politically, they collide and in many different ways, historically, they collide. when you get to the united nations, they can kind of -- they can kind of choreograph it so that somebody will, if they want to, say inadvert lenient meet somebody in a hallway or avoid somebody that they don't want to meet. here it's much more kind of a big jumble with all of these 91 heads of state. presidents of six...
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what had been obamaing weather in a lot of places has now been replaced with snow and sleet and freezing rain. and that means danger. roads are especially hazardous. in fact, when you take a look at pictures like that, you can see exactly why. schools have been closed all the way from texas to tennessee. and there's more of this coming. so while you may be girding for it, bear down. another storm system is going to move in, even parts of california are facing freeze warnings. casey wian is in an orange grove in california. i always worry about the crops and protecting them. what are they doing out there? >> reporter: certainly a concern. it's a very balmy comparative 36 degrees and out in this area it got down as low as 23 degrees. so some of things they're doing, we were out with a grower last night who is turning on his wind machines. these are big dieseled powered wind machines. each of these machines cost about $40,000, but it's well worth the expense to raise the temperatures in these groves. another thing they're doing, we can show you right in front of me. they saturate these grov
what had been obamaing weather in a lot of places has now been replaced with snow and sleet and freezing rain. and that means danger. roads are especially hazardous. in fact, when you take a look at pictures like that, you can see exactly why. schools have been closed all the way from texas to tennessee. and there's more of this coming. so while you may be girding for it, bear down. another storm system is going to move in, even parts of california are facing freeze warnings. casey wian is in...
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to improve relations with cuba and a bunch of other countries around the world but he's been frustrated at improving u.s./cuban relations. there has been modest easing of travel restrictions, things like that, but until alan gross is removed no desire in the obama administration, not much in congress to make any significant improvement, so i think the ball is clearly in havana's court right now if raul castro follows up with the release of alan gross, that would be a significant gesture on the part of the cubans and presumably it would be followed up by the president with some further at least modest improvements in relations. >> when you're already called aggressive relations, aggressions against cuba. let me move on to the president's tribute. last week he made the tribute to nelson mandela very personal and did so again today. let's have a quick listen. >> over 30 years ago, while still a student, i learned of nelson mandela and the struggles taking place in this beautiful land and it spurred something in me. it woke me up to my responsibilities, to others and to myself, and it set m
to improve relations with cuba and a bunch of other countries around the world but he's been frustrated at improving u.s./cuban relations. there has been modest easing of travel restrictions, things like that, but until alan gross is removed no desire in the obama administration, not much in congress to make any significant improvement, so i think the ball is clearly in havana's court right now if raul castro follows up with the release of alan gross, that would be a significant gesture on the...
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intention to attend a memorial service for one of his personal heroes, who transformed his country and inspired people all over the world. >> we've lost one of the most influential, courageous and profoundly good human beings that any of us will share time with on this earth. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> you're look at a live picture from south africa where it's 6:00 a.m. right now. many people waking up to the news of nelson mandela's death. no single person has changed that country more than the former prisoner who became president and few people are as beloved around the world as a symbol of both freedom and forgiveness. mandela's life and legacy are being celebrated this hour. at the south african embassy here in washington, d.c., at the apollo theater in new york city and indeed all across the united states and around the world. nelson mandela walked out of prison in 1990, after 27 years brutal years behind bars, jailed for his fight to end south africa's system of racial segregation known as apartheid. only a few years later, mandela was elected president in the first
intention to attend a memorial service for one of his personal heroes, who transformed his country and inspired people all over the world. >> we've lost one of the most influential, courageous and profoundly good human beings that any of us will share time with on this earth. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> you're look at a live picture from south africa where it's 6:00 a.m. right now. many people waking up to the news of nelson mandela's death. no single person has changed...
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president obama is about to speak about the growing income inequality in this country and probably a little bit about obama care too. live in just a moment. honestly, i wanted a phone with a better camera. my boyfriend has a lot of can't-miss moments. i checked out the windows phones and saw the lumia 1020 has 41 megapixels. so i can zoom way in even after i take the picture. and i can adjust the shot before i take it so i get it exactly how i want. so, i went with a windows phone. maybe i just see things other people don't. ♪ honestly ♪ i wanna see you be brave ♪ ♪ i wanna see you be brave and our networks are getting crowded. but if congress, the fcc, and the administration free up... more licensed wireless spectrum, we can empower more... people to innovate, create new technologies and jobs... and strengthen the economy. america is the world's leader in wireless. let's keep it that way. free up licensed spectrum today, so wireless... can do more for america tomorrow. congestion, for the smog. but there are a lot of people that do ride the bus. and now that the buses are ru
president obama is about to speak about the growing income inequality in this country and probably a little bit about obama care too. live in just a moment. honestly, i wanted a phone with a better camera. my boyfriend has a lot of can't-miss moments. i checked out the windows phones and saw the lumia 1020 has 41 megapixels. so i can zoom way in even after i take the picture. and i can adjust the shot before i take it so i get it exactly how i want. so, i went with a windows phone. maybe i just...
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this sunday has been national day of prayer where you've seen sights like this all over the country as south africans pay thanks and bid farewell. the government has also confirmed today that at least 59 dignitaries from around the world are confirmed to be here during these ten days of mourning. they include u.s. presidents barack obama, george w. bush, bill clinton, and jimmy carter. queen elizabeth ii will be represented by her son, prince charles. french president holland e will be here also. a logistical challenge ahead for the government. what does the week ahead look like? on tuesday we will see our first formal memorial service for the late president at fnb stadium. it seats 95,000 but the government in an effort to allow as many people as possible to take part in festivities, if can you call it that, will have 90 screens around the country, broadcasting what will take place on tuesday. wednesday through thursday, nelson mandela's body will lay in state. each morning his body will go on precession of sorts through the capital, allowing south africans to bid farewell. all of tha
this sunday has been national day of prayer where you've seen sights like this all over the country as south africans pay thanks and bid farewell. the government has also confirmed today that at least 59 dignitaries from around the world are confirmed to be here during these ten days of mourning. they include u.s. presidents barack obama, george w. bush, bill clinton, and jimmy carter. queen elizabeth ii will be represented by her son, prince charles. french president holland e will be here...
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president obama ordered flags to half-staff until sunset tomorrow. pickens county sheriff says he doesn't think it's right. >> to show a sign of respect for what nelson mandela has done, i have no problem with lowering it in south africa, in their country. but for our country, it should be the people, in my opinion, who have sacrificed for our country. >> now it is rare for a u.s. president to order flags lowered for a non-u.s. citizen but it has happened. george w. bush did it for pope john paul ii. that was in 2005 when he died. bill clinton did it for former israel prime minister rabin. the practice goes back to 1965 even when president johnson lowered flags for the death of winston church hill. >>> still to come on "new day" a new clue in the case of a missing teenager in new hampshire. have you heard about this? we're going to talk live with the lead investigator. >>> plus understanding the mandelas. we're going to speak to a cnn producer who knows the mandela family well and find out why winnie mandela's relationship to nelson is so complicated
president obama ordered flags to half-staff until sunset tomorrow. pickens county sheriff says he doesn't think it's right. >> to show a sign of respect for what nelson mandela has done, i have no problem with lowering it in south africa, in their country. but for our country, it should be the people, in my opinion, who have sacrificed for our country. >> now it is rare for a u.s. president to order flags lowered for a non-u.s. citizen but it has happened. george w. bush did it for...
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he says he wants to scrap obama care and replace it with a different kind of overhaul. >>> a top u.n. official says there is massive evidence linking the syrian regime including president assad to war crimes during the country's nearly 3-year-old civil war conflict. they say is complicates responsibility at the highest level including the head of the state and it linked syrian rebels to the commission of war crimes. >>> an american in cuba is appealing to president obama. alan gross wrote a letter and it's expected to be delivered today. in it, gross says the president should intervene personally in his case. this is part of a new strategy by gross' family to put direct pressure on the white house. "the washington post" obtained a copy of this letter. >>> it is 34 minutes past the hour. let's get a check of the weather. are we talking snow again? >> we are, but not yet. i'll start on the positive side this time, right? >> nice smile. thank you. >> on the southeast. let's talk about temperatures. look at these temperatures. they are amazing. in atlanta, 72 degrees. looks like as we get
he says he wants to scrap obama care and replace it with a different kind of overhaul. >>> a top u.n. official says there is massive evidence linking the syrian regime including president assad to war crimes during the country's nearly 3-year-old civil war conflict. they say is complicates responsibility at the highest level including the head of the state and it linked syrian rebels to the commission of war crimes. >>> an american in cuba is appealing to president obama. alan...
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. >> a whole lot of weather affecting a big chunk of the country. thanks, indra. >>> president obama declaring an end to the war on budget deficits and pledging to fight the deficit of opportunity for the poor and middle class. in a speech wednesday on his economic priorities, the president said the federal deficit is under control and doesn't present a serious threat to the economy. he focused on the gap between the rich and the poor and making the case for raising the minimum wage to more than $10. while extending unemployment benefits. >> we know that we're going to have greater and greater portion of our people in the service sector and we know that there are airport workers and fast food workers and nurse assistants and retail salespeople who work their tails off and are still living at or barely above poverty and that is why it's well past the time to raise a minimum wage that in real terms right now is below it was than when harry truman was in office. >> republican leaders quickly took issue with the president's poach. house speaker john boe
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intelligence community the syrian army is not the only party in the country's civil war with access to sarah hersh goes on to say in the months before the attack the american intelligence agencies produced a series of highly classified reports citing evidence that the al nusra front as you how to group affiliated with al qaida had mastered the mechanics of creating seren and was capable of manufacturing it in quantity urged in argues when the attack occurred al nusra should have been a suspect but the administration cherry picked intelligence to justify a strike against assad. the white house has called hirsch's report simply false as you'd expect they would now to be clear hersh doesn't know who carried out the chemical attack that night he just knows that for the second time in a decade the president of the united states was willing to take the country to war using intelligence that could be flawed. i don't know who did what but there's no question my government does not and there's also the question that the american president that we now have i voted for. has a lot of good things a
intelligence community the syrian army is not the only party in the country's civil war with access to sarah hersh goes on to say in the months before the attack the american intelligence agencies produced a series of highly classified reports citing evidence that the al nusra front as you how to group affiliated with al qaida had mastered the mechanics of creating seren and was capable of manufacturing it in quantity urged in argues when the attack occurred al nusra should have been a suspect...
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, our country has fallen into what i'll call a new normal. slow economic growth, high unemployment, stagnant wages. >> people on the streets right now are protesting because they want a higher minimum wage. they are saying they're not feeling it. >> the fact is the president has long supported policies and continues to support policies and has taken action on policies that go right at this issue. that work is not done. >> reporter: and there was one small glimmer of hope for bipartisanship on the economy. president obama called for an extension of the unemployment benefits by the end of the year and after hearing that house speaker john boehner said he will take a look at it. the way things have been going here in washington lately, wolf, that almost qualifies as a holiday miracle. >> that's a good point as well. jim acosta, thanks very much. gloria borger is here. she's our chief political analyst. why isn't the white house, gloria, making more of these positive numbers? >> you know, as jim is pointing out, look, the white house understands
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i would make the argument we have a great injustice going on right now in this country with an ever-increasing size of government that has taken over and is controlling people's lives and obama care is front and center in that. >> ryan, what gives? >> i think we have to add apartheid -- >> f.w. de klerk, such a better person than mitch mcconnell. >> we have to add apartheid to that list of issues you shouldn't compare in modern american politics -- >> right. naziism, slavery, apartheid. >> there are issues that were unique historically and no matter how bad you think things are in american politics right now, comparisons are never going to be apt. >> nelson mandela supported universal health care. i think the comparison, like the pope, i think the comparison is kind of -- >> i would tell you this. i think neither side should be using the man, a dead man, deceased man we are honoring to make cheap political shots. >> amen to that. ana, ryan, neera, you guys continue in the green room. >>> next on "the lead," nelson mandela is being remembered as an icon but at one time he was a polarizing figur
i would make the argument we have a great injustice going on right now in this country with an ever-increasing size of government that has taken over and is controlling people's lives and obama care is front and center in that. >> ryan, what gives? >> i think we have to add apartheid -- >> f.w. de klerk, such a better person than mitch mcconnell. >> we have to add apartheid to that list of issues you shouldn't compare in modern american politics -- >> right....
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obama to implement sweeping reforms to stop surveillance. the coalition saying that there is an urgent need to change spying practices because according to microsoft, people will not use technology that they don't trust. and there is some irony in that statement as we look at all of the cyberattacks on technology around the country. and new reports about just how extensive the national security agency really is. they have spent years spying on online gamers, including those playing on worl of workout. in obamacare architect ezekiel emanuel says people haven't signed up for coverage because the obama administration has not sufficiently promoted it. my next guest says he couldn't write a greatepiece of fiction in the obamacare nartive. we are joined now by best-selling author in his latest book. i was going to make a remark abt a number of things. i will constrain myself. ezekiel emanuel, saying if you really want to keep your doctor, the obama deal is just to pay up. >> so what is he telling us? in obamacare works if you're rich. so if you're
obama to implement sweeping reforms to stop surveillance. the coalition saying that there is an urgent need to change spying practices because according to microsoft, people will not use technology that they don't trust. and there is some irony in that statement as we look at all of the cyberattacks on technology around the country. and new reports about just how extensive the national security agency really is. they have spent years spying on online gamers, including those playing on worl of...
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president obama told the country in his state of the union is -- this year that it is our generation's task to unite the -- to create a rising thriving middle class. i could not agree more. the country has been through a lot and i'm grateful that we have a president who in every decision he has faced on the foughtbattles, long battles, and even that she has focused on expanding opportunity for all americans and i think it is in part because he is thinking of the kids i need that fair shot to ensure that they reach their potential. he knows we're all better off when they do. and for that i am very grateful as well. great privilege to introduce to you the president of the united states. [applause] >> thank you. [applause] thank you, everybody. thank you so much. please, please have a seat. thank you so much. well, thank you, neera, for the wonderful introduction and sharing a story that resonated with me. there were a lot of parallels in my life and probably resonated with some of you. over the past 10 years, the center for american progress has done incredible work to shape the debate o
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to destroy obama. whereas to succeed in a country he live f.w. de klerk was wi to see it transformed to black rule so it could be done successfully so he could have his country have a better future. reverend, i owe it to you. i think that is the key statement about what happened yesterday, the loss of mandela and what his history is about and the key statement of why this has been so poisonous the last five years. we have real people in this country with real power and status who have used that status of power to hurt the country so they could hurt the president. that's the most damming assessment i've heard and i think the truest. >> an important assessment. chris matthews, thank you. as always. you can see chris's full interview with president obama inch a reairing of "hardball" and of course catch him every day at 7:00 eastern. thank you to nick chrisoff of the "times" and reverend sharpton with the best takeaway of the last 24 hours. >> thank you. >> you can catch him every night at 6:00 p.m. easte
to destroy obama. whereas to succeed in a country he live f.w. de klerk was wi to see it transformed to black rule so it could be done successfully so he could have his country have a better future. reverend, i owe it to you. i think that is the key statement about what happened yesterday, the loss of mandela and what his history is about and the key statement of why this has been so poisonous the last five years. we have real people in this country with real power and status who have used that...
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obama to come to south africa to pay their respects. what are you seeing and feeling there in anticipation of all of these world leaders coming there? >> well, there most certainly is the sense of appreciation and pride that a south african leader like nelson mandela put this country into the spotlight, and that his passing away is causing this attention, these global leaders to come into the country itself. there's also a sense amongst people that perhaps this celebration, this aura of celebration is going to morph into a much more somber atmosphere, especially as we get closer and during the days when he is actually being buried, the day when of course that memorial for him is going to be taking place. this has really been a moment for so many that we've been speaking to, to really feel that sense of pride in the country that's prided their country gave birth to an individual to such a hero and icon. >> we'll check back with you, arwa damon on the scene. still to come much more on the impact of nelson mandela and his leg pi. rick sten
obama to come to south africa to pay their respects. what are you seeing and feeling there in anticipation of all of these world leaders coming there? >> well, there most certainly is the sense of appreciation and pride that a south african leader like nelson mandela put this country into the spotlight, and that his passing away is causing this attention, these global leaders to come into the country itself. there's also a sense amongst people that perhaps this celebration, this aura of...
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remember obama care, demonstrated weakness around the world? >> again, this is your whole strategy. >> it's not a strategy. >> but what is your strategy? you have no strategy for getting jobs for the country, no strategy for immigration. am i wrong? >> the next time i do this showing i'm bringing a couple hundred bills to show you. >> on the still his, the economic is in fact growing, jobs are being added. this republican party is a lot different than the one you ran, speaker gingrich. republicans back then were actually bringing why is to the table. >> let's do everything we can do derail them. >> my friend here, you guys tortured him, tried to demonize him every day, every second, so don't fall for that. >> i was in high school. >> not you. >> presidents can recover. usually if they get in deep trouble, they recovered by getting a new team. your former boss, mr. gibbs, who just had a great weekend in the auburn victory. he said something very clear today about what ought to be happening. i think we should -- >> i do think it will be inexplica
remember obama care, demonstrated weakness around the world? >> again, this is your whole strategy. >> it's not a strategy. >> but what is your strategy? you have no strategy for getting jobs for the country, no strategy for immigration. am i wrong? >> the next time i do this showing i'm bringing a couple hundred bills to show you. >> on the still his, the economic is in fact growing, jobs are being added. this republican party is a lot different than the one you...
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president obama as he aetch proed tpro -- as he approached the podium to speak, he shook his hand. it was brief but it mattered. >> in a big unexpected moment. this is not something administration officials were previewing to reporters before president obama arrived here in south africa. i think it might have been an insult to the entire day if he would have just passed the cuban leader. i also think it was interesting to note during president obama's remarks he talked about people who were imprisoned for their beliefs. he does have a political cover when he comes back home. there are still people in that situation down in cuba. the other thing that struck me about the president's speech, he was talking about it from a historical perspective but he made it personal as well, saying that nelson mandela makes me, president obama, want to be a better man. that was another big takeaway from that speech fwl because of the nature of politicals, people will dissect the hand shake, not so much that it occurred but what it will mean. this is about nelson mandela. it's his memorial. if shakin
president obama as he aetch proed tpro -- as he approached the podium to speak, he shook his hand. it was brief but it mattered. >> in a big unexpected moment. this is not something administration officials were previewing to reporters before president obama arrived here in south africa. i think it might have been an insult to the entire day if he would have just passed the cuban leader. i also think it was interesting to note during president obama's remarks he talked about people who...
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we have more disturbing lose involving soom of the country's top hospitals. according to reports, americans who are buying insurance plans over john line exchanges you should what is known as obama care will have limited access to some of the nation's leading hospitals including two world renowned cancer centers amid a drive-by insurers cost to limit costs, the majority of insurance plans being sold on the new health care exchanges in new york, texas, california. for example will not offer access to sloan kettering memorial in manhattan or md anderson cancer center in houston. two of the top cancer centers, or cedar sinai in los angeles, one of the top research and teaching hospitals in the country. experts say the move is to limit consumer choices and steer them away from the hospitals considered too expensive or inefficient, reflects a new competitive landscape in the insurance industry since the passage of the affordable care act, barack obama's 2010 health care law. tucker carlson and penny lee. i don't know if either of you, i'm sure, would know somebody
we have more disturbing lose involving soom of the country's top hospitals. according to reports, americans who are buying insurance plans over john line exchanges you should what is known as obama care will have limited access to some of the nation's leading hospitals including two world renowned cancer centers amid a drive-by insurers cost to limit costs, the majority of insurance plans being sold on the new health care exchanges in new york, texas, california. for example will not offer...
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besides the other points of having peace in our country, that is important. i have thanked both president obama and the authorities that have been supporting this peace process. the process needs support. we have enemies who do not want the process to have a good ending. some people think that we are legitimizing farc. my answer is that you do for -- if you do not sit down and speak with your enemy, how we reach -- how do we reach piece tackle they think that we can kill the last of the guerrillas and it would take another 50 years to do that. the way to end a conflict of this order is by sitting down and negotiating a final agreement. that is what we are trying to do. some people are saying that we giving in to the farc or giving in to the castro or shop -- or chavez regime. this is absolute nonsense. we saw from venezuela and cuba that they have influence. they have been helpful and i thank them for their help but we want a very simple objective. we want to have peace in my country. we are not negotiating our economic model. we are not negotiating our polit
besides the other points of having peace in our country, that is important. i have thanked both president obama and the authorities that have been supporting this peace process. the process needs support. we have enemies who do not want the process to have a good ending. some people think that we are legitimizing farc. my answer is that you do for -- if you do not sit down and speak with your enemy, how we reach -- how do we reach piece tackle they think that we can kill the last of the...
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president obama like we haven't seen him before at his vulnerable points, how he helped me go on the path to marriage and how he was there for the country and have times like after the newtown tragedy in addition to daily devotional. did you need his permission? >> i asked him if he thought it would be a good thing to inspire other people in the same way that these devotionals have inspired him and he said absolutely so i started putting them together a little less than a year ago. >> what has been the response? >> phenomenal. no matter if they are republicans or democrats they say we need to start our day disconnected from politics and the busyness of any given day and really focus on the purpose in life and that is what this is all about. >> why did you leave the white house? >> i wanted to put this book together and share it with people and i had other writing i wanted to do and spend some more time on my personal life. i got married a couple months ago. i was excited about that, too. >> here is the book. the president's devotional. and the fact the president on the front. >> than
president obama like we haven't seen him before at his vulnerable points, how he helped me go on the path to marriage and how he was there for the country and have times like after the newtown tragedy in addition to daily devotional. did you need his permission? >> i asked him if he thought it would be a good thing to inspire other people in the same way that these devotionals have inspired him and he said absolutely so i started putting them together a little less than a year ago....
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forget. >> president obama is set to speak at tuesday's memorial and then will leave. but the events marking nelson mandela will continue. his body will lie in state for three days and then a burial at his home village on sunday. a lot of remembrance and music to come. >> brett, thank you. >>> u.s. military will help fly african forces to ease violence between christians and muslims. more than 400,000 people have been displaced since muslim rebels seized power in march, unleashing rapes, massacre and looting on the majority of the christian population there. some 400 people have died since thursday in the capital align. >>> riot police took up positions in ukraine ahead of a court ordered deadline for protesters to leave a building they are occupying. on sunday demonstrators toppled a statue of former soviet leader vladimir lennon. .country has faced weeks of protests last month in favor of strengthening ties with moscow. >>> a key brazilian league match was stopped for more than an hour after fans started fighting in the stands on monday. police were forced to fire ru
forget. >> president obama is set to speak at tuesday's memorial and then will leave. but the events marking nelson mandela will continue. his body will lie in state for three days and then a burial at his home village on sunday. a lot of remembrance and music to come. >> brett, thank you. >>> u.s. military will help fly african forces to ease violence between christians and muslims. more than 400,000 people have been displaced since muslim rebels seized power in march,...
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it is the single largest gathering of heads of state and gives just in a few hours, president obama, former president george w. bush and hillary clinton sharing air force one, former presidents clinton and carter flying separately, along with presidents and princesses and kings from other countries. many converging on a soccer stadium here in johannesburg, it is built were we're told, for 90,000, may not be big enough. here they come to thank the man who led them to freedom. now how many other figures can you say that about? that they led a country to freedom and showed the world a better way. i had the privilege today of spending time with bono, the band member of u-2, he knew mandela personally and has been a champion for justice since the late '70s. >> when you first heard that he had died, what went through your mind? >> stubborn until the end, you know? it was like he was playing this -- he was trying to outstare god, and finally, god blinked. >> his leadership was in part to get a ability, of not only his consensus, but also his ability to overcome the natural anger and resentf
it is the single largest gathering of heads of state and gives just in a few hours, president obama, former president george w. bush and hillary clinton sharing air force one, former presidents clinton and carter flying separately, along with presidents and princesses and kings from other countries. many converging on a soccer stadium here in johannesburg, it is built were we're told, for 90,000, may not be big enough. here they come to thank the man who led them to freedom. now how many other...
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as president obama made his way to his seat, he stopped and shook hands with cuban leader raul castro. the white house says this was not planned. after decades of frosty relations between the two countries, people like former president jimmy carter, says he saw it as a glimmer of hope. >> i think it was something significant. i've known raul castro quite well for a number of years. i don't hesitate to visit cuba when i want to. i've known his brother cadel as well. that was the first time i believe an incumbent american president has shaken hands with the leader of cuba. i hope that will be an omen for the future. >> a princeton history professor joins us as well as gloria borger. welcome to both of you. gloria, let me begin with you. just quickly off the top, was the handshake a glimmer of hope, was it just much to do about nothing? >> you know, where you stand depends on where you sit. i mean, we've just gotten word that congresswoman ross lateman in questioning senator john kerry today said that when the leader of the free world shakes the bloody hand of a ruthless dictator like ra
as president obama made his way to his seat, he stopped and shook hands with cuban leader raul castro. the white house says this was not planned. after decades of frosty relations between the two countries, people like former president jimmy carter, says he saw it as a glimmer of hope. >> i think it was something significant. i've known raul castro quite well for a number of years. i don't hesitate to visit cuba when i want to. i've known his brother cadel as well. that was the first time...
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that this day would come nothing can diminish our sense of the profound and enjoyed in loss the country will now experience ten days of mourning and remembrance world leaders took the time to express their condolences this evening here's president obama. he achieved more than could be expected of any man. from the days gone home. but we've lost one of the most influential courageous and profoundly good human beings that any of us will share time with on this earth. you no longer belongs to us he belongs to the ages president george h.w. bush said he was a man of tremendous moral courage who changed the course of history in this country president bill clinton said that nelson mandela taught us so much about so many things perhaps the greatest lesson especially for young people is that while bad things do happen to good people we still have the freedom and responsibility to decide how to respond to injustice cruelty and violence and how they will affect our spirits hearts and minds mandela's health has been failing consistently over the past few months due to a recurring lung infection he
that this day would come nothing can diminish our sense of the profound and enjoyed in loss the country will now experience ten days of mourning and remembrance world leaders took the time to express their condolences this evening here's president obama. he achieved more than could be expected of any man. from the days gone home. but we've lost one of the most influential courageous and profoundly good human beings that any of us will share time with on this earth. you no longer belongs to us...
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access to ninety nine percent of income inequality he said that the gap between rich and the rest of the country is the defining challenge of our time and that it drives everything he doesn't have this yes obama even went as far as deconstruct the very system he's a part of. ordinary folks can't write massive campaign checks or hire i price lobbyists and lawyers to secure policies that tilt the playing field in their favor at everyone else's expense so people get the bad taste that the systems ranked. that increases cynicism and polarization and it decreases the political participation that is a requisite part of our system of self-government. wow i couldn't agree with him more but if there's one thing we know about this president that he talks a big talk back and all that lofty rhetoric is a different story this is a wall street man who was put in office by goldman sachs obama has appointed big bank lawyers eric holder and lonnie brewer to top positions at the dozens apartment and wall street favorite son timmy geithner to the treasury under obama wealthy americans have only grown stronger and
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. >> here we are 24 hours later and some calling it one of the most important speeches of president obama's history in office. why? the agenda panel will dig in on that and we're following this developing news where fast food workers across the country, protesting and calling for higher wages and will the demonstrations make a difference? katy tur will join me from the site of one protest in new york city and this is the topic of our big question for you today. do you think today's protest will have any impact on the living wage debate? we have major cities where fast food workers will walk out at the height of lunchtime, weigh in on facebook or twitter. we'll get your remarks on the air. [ female announcer ] it balances you... it fills you with energy... and it gives you what you are looking for to live a more natural life. in a convenient two bar pack. this is nature valley. nature at its most delicious. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone deserves the gift of all day pain relief. this season, discover aleve. all day pain relief with just two pills. >>> developing news coming out of new y
. >> here we are 24 hours later and some calling it one of the most important speeches of president obama's history in office. why? the agenda panel will dig in on that and we're following this developing news where fast food workers across the country, protesting and calling for higher wages and will the demonstrations make a difference? katy tur will join me from the site of one protest in new york city and this is the topic of our big question for you today. do you think today's...
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and when he triumphed and came to leave the country, eembraced his captors. there was no retribution, and president obama said he was in law school, and to see him embrace his former captives, it gave him a sense of what is possible. tonight he went back to that theme, to reconcile with those who gaoled him was a personal inspiration to him. we expect president obama to travel to south africa for the furniture. >> we'll hear more about this in the coming days. >> we have a special guest. joining us is the former deputy president of the south africa and serves as the u.n. undersecrety general and executive director of u.n. women. it is good to see you. >> good to see you. >> can you tell me what ofs it like to work in south africa, in the government. >> specifically under nelson mandela, it was - at a time when we had just gotten into government so everything was new for all of us. we were optimistic, highly motivated, and to work for someone like him, who worked around the clock, you felt that you had to be up and about doing your work, because that's what th
and when he triumphed and came to leave the country, eembraced his captors. there was no retribution, and president obama said he was in law school, and to see him embrace his former captives, it gave him a sense of what is possible. tonight he went back to that theme, to reconcile with those who gaoled him was a personal inspiration to him. we expect president obama to travel to south africa for the furniture. >> we'll hear more about this in the coming days. >> we have a special...
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president obama shook hands with cuban president raul castro. the two countries haven't had diplomatic relations for 50 years.óñ since 12980. >> whether it's quality, whether it's great products, whether it's financial results. if you're going to do it, you need to do it well. >> pelley: as head of global product development, barra helped develop award-winning vehicles like the cadillac c.p.s. and the chevy corvette. jean jennings is editor of automobile magazine. >> she's smart as a whip. she's been added in every single important area. in these last couple of years she's really proved it. really proved what she can do. >> reporter: barra joins a short list of female c.e.o.s that includes meg whitman at hewlett-packard, virginia rometty at i.b.m. and patricia woertz at archer daniels midland. but among fortune 500 companies only 8% of top-earning executives are women according to a study out today by catalyst an advocacy group for women in business. and more than a quarter of those companies had no female executive officers at all as of june
president obama shook hands with cuban president raul castro. the two countries haven't had diplomatic relations for 50 years.óñ since 12980. >> whether it's quality, whether it's great products, whether it's financial results. if you're going to do it, you need to do it well. >> pelley: as head of global product development, barra helped develop award-winning vehicles like the cadillac c.p.s. and the chevy corvette. jean jennings is editor of automobile magazine. >> she's...
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bush and clinton will join president obama at a memorial for nelson mandela next week as south africa mourns its former president, hundreds of people of all ages and colors are leaving candles, flowers, stuffed animals, balloons at the home of the civil rights icon. nelson mandela died thursday. he was 95 years old. mandela's legacy is definitely a complicated one. while in prison he was labeled a terrorist by the reagan administration. mandela even had to get a special waiver to visit the u.s. in the 1990s. he wasn't removed from that terrorist list until 2008. cnn editorial producer nadia bill check with us. this is a part of history that very few people know as well as they know the history of his days in prison and then what happened afterwards. why was he labeled a terrorist? >> let's go back to 1961. nelson mandela together with his comrade, a military wing. why do they start a military wing? peaceful measures are no longer working against the oppressive apartheid regime. one of the reasons, one of the catalysts was something known as the sharpeville massacre. they are open fire
bush and clinton will join president obama at a memorial for nelson mandela next week as south africa mourns its former president, hundreds of people of all ages and colors are leaving candles, flowers, stuffed animals, balloons at the home of the civil rights icon. nelson mandela died thursday. he was 95 years old. mandela's legacy is definitely a complicated one. while in prison he was labeled a terrorist by the reagan administration. mandela even had to get a special waiver to visit the u.s....
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and could one unintended consequence of obama carry felt in communities in the country. and why there are concerns that volunteer fire departments could be affected. >> there is a mass approximative lottery out. there hundreds of millions are on line for you and our question is do you have a ticket and what would you do with all of that money if you want? what is the one thing you would buy? merry christmas? >> drinking it all day long. >>> megamillions grand prize. $334 million. and players scooping up the tickets for tonight's drawing. fourth largest jackpot in history. >> what would you buy, bill hemmer? >> everything. >> everything. and so we want to know. >> what would be the first thing you would buy if you won the jackpot. we'll share your dreams on the air. >> champagne as depend as you can do. >> send me a tweet at bill hemmer. and to me alex camerota not seen here. >> that's one coming up. and in the meantime john kerry with the opening remarks on the iowa ran deal. >> there are a set of requirements that grow more so in the course of the comprehensive agreemen
and could one unintended consequence of obama carry felt in communities in the country. and why there are concerns that volunteer fire departments could be affected. >> there is a mass approximative lottery out. there hundreds of millions are on line for you and our question is do you have a ticket and what would you do with all of that money if you want? what is the one thing you would buy? merry christmas? >> drinking it all day long. >>> megamillions grand prize. $334...
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. >> reporter: president obama asked the country for a second chance. as he did so, the president joked about the wild promises, his words, that he made about the health care law itself. promises will be fewer in the future, the president said. adding improved performance will turn obama care around. >> our poor execution in the first couple of months on the website clouded the fact that there are a whole bunch of people who stand to benefit. now this we now that we're getting technology fixed, we need to go back and take a look at what's actually going on because it can make a difference in your lives and the lives of your families, and maybe it won't make a difference right now fw you're feeling healthy, but i promise you, if somebody in your family, heaven forbid, gets sick, you'll see the difference. >> reporter: the president said more than half a million people are already poised to get health insurance for the first time starting january 1st, but republicans are more energetic than ever about repealing the law. even democrats may seek changes if
. >> reporter: president obama asked the country for a second chance. as he did so, the president joked about the wild promises, his words, that he made about the health care law itself. promises will be fewer in the future, the president said. adding improved performance will turn obama care around. >> our poor execution in the first couple of months on the website clouded the fact that there are a whole bunch of people who stand to benefit. now this we now that we're getting...
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obama care sites, states doing it themselves, then you have the healthcare.gov states. take a look. they want to hit 7 million in total by the end of march. those are the numbers sort of over the last several weeks here. cloe closer to 200,000. people sign up for these things late. it's psychology, you wait until the last minute to do things. the numbers could go up, especially in march. also, 200,000 is not even close to the 7 million they hope to have. also this anxiety of people who have had their policies cancelled and who are now trying to get to the site to find out what the new premium will be. what the new plan will be, who had trouble getting on. it's a concern for them in particular. >> i have to ask you about this opinion piece you wrote released this morning. it raises a provocative question. there has been an understandable focus on the website healthcare.gov the problems it's been having. you kind of raised this question. does health insurance make us healthier? maybe we are looking at the wrong measuring stick we are all healthy americans. what do you thi
obama care sites, states doing it themselves, then you have the healthcare.gov states. take a look. they want to hit 7 million in total by the end of march. those are the numbers sort of over the last several weeks here. cloe closer to 200,000. people sign up for these things late. it's psychology, you wait until the last minute to do things. the numbers could go up, especially in march. also, 200,000 is not even close to the 7 million they hope to have. also this anxiety of people who have had...
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. >> it could happen unless congress or the obama administration exempts them with the affordable care act. >> fire officials and lawmakers are raising concerns the fire departments across the country could be forced to close due to the requirement of the affordable care act. this is looking at volunteer fire departments. he spoke to fox news about the issue yesterday. he says currently the irs considers volunteer firefighters have spent more than 30 hours on the job as employees for federal tax purposes. that means that towns they volunteer for could be forced to provide health insurance for them if the towns have more than 50 volunteer firefighters or if they are other employees volunteer fire departments would never afford health insurance for the firefighters. the more likely would be for them to close. numerous fire officials echoed the sentiments. edwardman told patriot news his volunteer fire department doesn't have the in unto provide healthcare coverage for firefighters. as for the u.s. trieasury it confirmed in a statement he has received volunteer firefighters an other volun
. >> it could happen unless congress or the obama administration exempts them with the affordable care act. >> fire officials and lawmakers are raising concerns the fire departments across the country could be forced to close due to the requirement of the affordable care act. this is looking at volunteer fire departments. he spoke to fox news about the issue yesterday. he says currently the irs considers volunteer firefighters have spent more than 30 hours on the job as employees...
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. >>> a passionate appeal to president obama from alan gross, a u.s. contractor jailed in cuba for the past four years. in a letter to be delivered to the white house today, gross writes he fears his country has abandoned him and wants the president to personally intervene in his case. gross was sentenced to 15 years for his work with the u.s. program that distributed communications equipment to jewish groups in cuba. the state department called for his immediate release monday. >>> a florida woman recovering this morning after she was attacked by a bear. near her home. the woman told officials she was walking her dog in longwood when the black bear attacked her. the woman got away and was able to run to a neighbor's house and eventually taken to an area hospital. she was treated for serious injuries. >>> online shoppers you spent a record amount of money on cybermonday. sales are expected to hit the $2 billion mark. overall cybermonday sales were up at least 17.5%. that number could actually shift higher. those mobile devices, yes, you were shopping o
. >>> a passionate appeal to president obama from alan gross, a u.s. contractor jailed in cuba for the past four years. in a letter to be delivered to the white house today, gross writes he fears his country has abandoned him and wants the president to personally intervene in his case. gross was sentenced to 15 years for his work with the u.s. program that distributed communications equipment to jewish groups in cuba. the state department called for his immediate release monday....
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leaders from at least a dozen countries will be here, united states president obama, as well as two former presidents, presidents clinton and bush as well as their wives will be in attendance with many other american dignitaries. they will be joined by the leaders of at least a dozen other countries, and more are continuing to join. >> madiba, this guy was the greatest, we'll never see someone like him again. >> reporter: on sunday, thousands packed places of worship in pretoria and soweto, different creeds and colors honoring a special man. >> today was a special mass for madiba. he said peace and we must hold that peace so that where is he, he'll be very pleased. >> reporter: tears and cheers capturing the loss and love for tata or father, as south africans called mandela. the makeshift memorials outside mandela's johannesburg home continue to grow but the greatest memorial may be the faces, black and white together. parents bring children who will live a life madiba helped make possible. >> they were born free, they were born in the free south africa so they'll experience all the fruits
leaders from at least a dozen countries will be here, united states president obama, as well as two former presidents, presidents clinton and bush as well as their wives will be in attendance with many other american dignitaries. they will be joined by the leaders of at least a dozen other countries, and more are continuing to join. >> madiba, this guy was the greatest, we'll never see someone like him again. >> reporter: on sunday, thousands packed places of worship in pretoria and...
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here is president obama. sacrificing his own freedom for the freedom of others. he transformed south africa and moved all of us. his journey from a prisoner to a embodied the promise that human beings and countries cachange forhe better. the commitment to transfer power and reconcile with those who jailed him is an example that all humanity should aspire to. he joined the african national congress and worked to oppose apartheid. inwould be sentenced to life prison and remained behind bars for 27ears for being released. want a free man, he was able to negotiate an end to apartheid rule and become the first elected black president of south africa and a global icon for reconciliation. nelson mandela is the subject of the latest film that hit theaters this weekend. i am joined with more. >> harvey weinstein has put out a statement on its passing. one of the privileges of making movies is immortalizing those that have had a profound impact on humanity. i was fortunate to have been immersed in his story and legacy. some of the material has been made available to high s
here is president obama. sacrificing his own freedom for the freedom of others. he transformed south africa and moved all of us. his journey from a prisoner to a embodied the promise that human beings and countries cachange forhe better. the commitment to transfer power and reconcile with those who jailed him is an example that all humanity should aspire to. he joined the african national congress and worked to oppose apartheid. inwould be sentenced to life prison and remained behind bars for...
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this year, the average hourly wage in this country has increased by just 2%. many economists believe because there aae not enough jobs, workers have to take less pay. seems to make sense. president obama, though, he believes that the federal government can change that situation. however, in five years, his theory has not produced results. nevertheless, the president remains undaunted. >> we need to set aside the belief that government cannot do anything about reducing inequality. it's true that government cannot prevent all of the downsides of the technological change and global competition that are out there right now, but we've also seen how government action time and again can make an enormous difference in increasing opportunity and bolstering ladders into the middle class. >> an enormous difference? i haven't seen it, have you? maybe he's talking about fdr's new deal or social security or something like that, but presently? big government and high taxation seem to be holding back the private sector and job creation. and the left seems to want it that way.
this year, the average hourly wage in this country has increased by just 2%. many economists believe because there aae not enough jobs, workers have to take less pay. seems to make sense. president obama, though, he believes that the federal government can change that situation. however, in five years, his theory has not produced results. nevertheless, the president remains undaunted. >> we need to set aside the belief that government cannot do anything about reducing inequality. it's...
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about 4 medicaid enroll lees for every obama care enrollerks e. four takers for ever maker. if it continues to go, the biggest redistribution of american wealth in the history of the country. >> with reduced quality of health care. >> i think it's a record that will stand. put it in the world book of records. the millennials that president tries to court, the majority of them are covered by their parents' insurance. so they're not going the buy into this. this is the problem with the lack of funding and economic support and framework for this. which is why it will be a huge problem for the rest of us. those healthy young uns, they're not going to buy any of this. they're not going to log on. >> speaking of bologna sandwiches. >> the reason they're home is because of obama care, you know that, right? >> he's not going to get their dollars and cents. the hole framework is not going to stand up, bob. >> can i just say, yesterday, the president said, bring your ideas down. say, yes, sir, brothers and sisters. come to the table. eric, kimberly, give us your ideas. >> portability.
about 4 medicaid enroll lees for every obama care enrollerks e. four takers for ever maker. if it continues to go, the biggest redistribution of american wealth in the history of the country. >> with reduced quality of health care. >> i think it's a record that will stand. put it in the world book of records. the millennials that president tries to court, the majority of them are covered by their parents' insurance. so they're not going the buy into this. this is the problem with...
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